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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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